Monday, December 21, 2015

CSEAN president decries attacks on Lagos State Govt, Appeal Court

The national president of the Cyber Security Experts Association
of Nigeria (CSEAN), Mr. Remi Afon has decried the recent hacking of the
official websites of the Lagos State Government (LSG) and Lagos State Court of
Appeal respectively.

Mr. Afon who made his view known to ITRealms at the weekend in
a chat said both attacks showed absolute vulnerabilities that led to the
exploit which must be found as soon as possible.

He also pointed to the fact that it’s no longer business as
usual cyber-security wise in Nigeria and called on the government at all levels
to sit up.

Afon equally wondered what befits the database of the defaced websites, which
must have been compromised

He was emphatic that sensitive data must have been stolen,
stressing that these beg for answers.

ITRealms reports that the Lagos State government official website
has been restored for full online services, while that of Court of Appeal
remain in limbo.

ITRealms recalls
that suspected terrorists hackers had hijacked the official website of the Lagos State
government and Lagos State Court of Appeal, with a message claiming that Federal
Government of Nigeria alongside the governments of United States, Israel, Saudi
Arabia, Turkey and Qatar, are supporting terrorism.

ITRealms gathered was
sympathetic to the death of members of the Shiite Islamic Sect in Zaria, Kaduna
State caused by soldiers on the convoy of Chief of Army staff, Lieutenant
General Tukur Yusuf Buratai.

Full part of the message read: “Boko Haram and ISIS are
terrorists, They are killing Muslims and innocent people because of your dirty
money, Hey Nigeria Government you killed thousands of Muslims and specially
Zakzaky’s family too, You are all terrorists, You are all murderers, GOD damn
you! Allahu maulana wala mula lakum.”